Southwest Alabama Police Academy

APOSTC LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY BALDWIN COUNTY (Formerly SWAPA) 15950 Mosley Road Stapleton, AL (251) 937-1840 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Public Safety Response to Returning Military Veterans & Subjects That Suffer From Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) JULY 9, 2012 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The APOSTC Law Enforcement Academy Baldwin County will host a Public Safety Response to Returning Military Veterans & Subjects That Suffer From Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Instruction and Certification will be provided by the Public Agency Training Council. Reports from the National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) show that 60% of men and 50% of women will experience at least one traumatic event. Reports have varied from 40% to 80% of our returning military veterans face some level of PTSD. Regardless of what percentage is correct there is no question our veterans returning home are facing one of the most devastating economic job conditions, no social acceptance, not much assistance available, and family relationship problems.

The purpose of this one (1) day training module is to help you recognize the signs and symptoms of PTSD and how to respond to calls for assistance involving PTSD subjects.

 Recognize signs and symptoms  Develop communication skills with subject demonstrating PTSD  Reduce use of force  Hostage barricaded subjects with PTSD  Suicide by cop  Crisis intervention

Dates: July 9, 2012 Class begins at 8:00am Location: APOSTC Law Enforcement Academy – Baldwin County @ Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office Training Center 15950 Mosley Road, Stapleton, Al 36578 Cost: $150.00 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To register for this class follow this Link https://www.patc.com/training/register.php? ID=10341